" Your body processes sugar in the same way once it's inside the body," she says. With juice, the sugars are readily available and the body quickly uses some of them-and stores the rest as fat.īeth Warren, R.D.N., founder of Beth Warren Nutrition and author of Living a Real Life With Real Food, tells SELF that it's a good idea to limit your sugar intake regardless of the source. What's more, with whole fruits and vegetables your body has to work to break down the food in order to pull out and use the calories from the natural sugars. As a result, you may still feel hungry soon after having a juice-more so than you would if you actually ate the fruit or vegetable itself-and that can cause weight gain. “The problem with Naked, and other juices as well, is that they have stripped the fiber, which makes you feel full,” she tells SELF. New York City-based certified dietitian-nutritionist Gina Keatley agrees. Without that fiber or fat to slow down the digestion, your body has to quickly figure out what to do with all of that sugar. When you have juice, you’re getting rid of the fiber in fruit or vegetables, which would otherwise help your body break down the sugars more slowly than if you had a load of sugar in, say, a can of soda. "A whole piece of fruit is going to be metabolized differently in your body than something with added sugar,” Cording says. Naturally occurring sugars are generally seen as healthier than added sugars, Jessica Cording, an R.D. Naturally occurring sugars include fructose, glucose, and lactose, while added sugars are table sugar (AKA sucrose, which is a combination of fructose and glucose) and other sweeteners that are added to foods. But the difference isn't so much the sugar itself as what else it's being digested with. Ready to hit the supermarket on the hunt for an actually good-for-you juice? These brands are dietitian-approved as a better choice.There’s a difference between added sugars (sugars that are added to foods) and naturally-occurring sugars (sugars that are found in whole, unprocessed foods). "Try to choose a juice that offers a nutritional benefit, like providing a source of fiber to support digestive health, or being a good source of a key nutrient such as vitamin C," says Palinski-Wade. Some healthy juice brands are fortified with extra goodies, and that's a great way to maximize the health benefits whenever you choose to drink your fruit instead of eating it. But given that the daily recommended limit for women is 25 grams, you really don't want to be drinking half your day's sugar in one glass of OJ. Okay, so no added sugar…but what about naturally occurring sugar? Boules says to aim for a juice with 12 grams or less of sugar (which is still three teaspoons, FYI). "If an added sugar is listed in the first three ingredients, it most likely contains a large amount." "The first ingredient, which makes up the majority of the product, should be the fruit juice itself," she says. Registered dietitian Erin Palinski-Wade, RD, author of Belly Fat Diet For Dummies, says to watch out for juices called "cocktails" because they may contain more than just juice, such as artificial colorings and flavors (and added sugar). You want to buy a juice that contains zero added sugars and zero ingredients except plain ol' juice. Here's what to look for in healthy juice brands: The good news, though, is that you can become a pro at reading juice labels. Even brands that use lingo like "all natural" and "no sugar added" can have astronomical amounts of sugar per serving because of the concentration of fruit sugars found in each bottle. The bad news is that you can't just grab any old bottle of juice off the supermarket shelf if you want to avoid a sugar crash. Here's how to figure out which brands are healthy and which are only pretending to be good for you. That said, some juices are lower in sugar than others and can be a smart option (in moderation!) when you need to increase your intake of fruit. Studies have shown that when people perceive food as healthier, we tend to eat-or drink-more of it. Now you know you should always pick an apple over a bottle of apple juice when given the choice, but does that mean that all fruit juice is terrible for you? No, but you have to be cautious: because juices are often touted as a health food, it makes them dangerously misleading. "The fiber and a symphony of other nutrients and goodies can be lost in processing." "The naturally occurring sugar in a whole piece of fruit should not be compared to a bottle of juice or refined sugar," she says.
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